DNA sequence data from the holotype of Marmosa elegans coquimbensis Tate, 1931 (Mammalia, Didelphidae) resolve its disputed relationships

Title Variants

Alternative: Sequence data of Marmosa elegans coquimbensis

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Series: American Museum novitates, number 3946

By

Giarla, Thomas C. , author

Voss, Robert S. , author

Type

Book

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Published material

Publication info

[New York, NY], American Museum of Natural History, [2020]

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"February 28, 2020."

DNA sequence data obtained from the 96 year old holotype of Marmosa elegans coquimbensis Tate, 1931, support the hypothesis that this nominal taxon is a synonym or subspecies of Thylamys elegans (Waterhouse, 1839) and is not conspecific with T. pallidior (Thomas, 1902).

Subjects

Chile , Classification , Coquimbo (Region) , Genetics , Mammals , Marmosa , Marmosa elegans coquimbensis , Molecular aspects , Nucleotide sequence , Opossums , Thylamys elegans , Type specimens , Type specimens (Natural history)

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3946 2020

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/3946.1
OCLC: 1142191636